Went to neither Great Stirrup Cay or Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic for some reason.

Item: Norwegian Escape
Rating: 3.6
Author: waynelaranjo

Norwegian Escape Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

waynelaranjo

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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7 Night Caribbean: Great Stirrup Cay & Dominican Republic (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 07, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Escape

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9716

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Not the Best but not the Worst. Crew was very nice even with several giving us misinformation at times..... maybe new to ship and not trained well. Ship was clean, quiet, and comfortable. Didn't go to 2 of the promised ports! Still don't know why on one of them. Disembarkation was a nightmare. On a brighter note: stopped for an adult beverage every day before dinner at "Tobacco Road" where we were served by Ruth. Probably the BEST employee on the ship. What a joy that woman is. A very nice, friendly, out going person. She always put us in a good mood and put a smile on our faces. This woman should be the poster person for cruising. The other couple with us felt the same way. Thank you Ruth.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

As expected with no problems.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Lots of lines.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Just okay.

Entertainment

Wasn't interested in any of the entertainment offered.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Personnel were mostly very friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship seemed very clean. Cabin was well attended too. Shower was GREAT..... but believe that to be true because they gave it space from toilet area which is way too small.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

As stated cabin was well attended and we enjoyed it.

Ship tip

Shop around and compare all cruise lines.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Did not visit port

I have NO IDEA!

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Port was okay. Did an excursion which we enjoyed. Be advised there was a GREAT deal of walking involved in getting to the Sunset cruise catamaran. We had no problem but many did.

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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

4 out of 5

Hired (privately) taxi driver to give us a tour and enjoyed very much.

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Did not visit port

From what I was told - as usual water was too ruff to tender in. Have had this experience several times at cruise line private islands.

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